What does Policy Commander
do?
Policy Commander automates the
monitoring and enforcement of security and pc power saving policies on Windows computers.
Using the 32 bit administrator console, Policy Commander provides both a
graphical summary view of compliance across the entire enterprise, and a
detailed-level view of security policies and computers. Policy Commander
enables organizations to enforce policies automatically or manually. In
addition, Policy Commander sends out alerts to notify the appropriate
personnel when a computer is no longer in compliance with a policy.
What security policies are included
with Policy Commander?
Policy Knowledgebase and
Compliance Guides
Policy Commander contains a library
of approximately 70 security policies, which range from the very simple
(e.g., disable automatic Windows update) to the complex security
policies defined in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Security Guide.
Because IT security is a vital component of regulatory compliance, New
Boundary Technologies’ library of policies can be used to comply with a
variety of regulatory mandates, including Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and the
Graham-Leach-Bliley Act. New Boundary Technologies is continually adding
new security policies to the library.
How does Policy Commander support
regulatory mandates such as
Sarbanes-Oxley,
ITIL,
Data Protection Act,
HIPAA,
and the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act:
Policy Commander provides a powerful
security configuration foundation for organizations required to comply
with regulatory measures like Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA. Our
configuration and compliance solutions have helped administrators meet
the IT control requirements for a variety of regulatory mandates. Policy
Commander expands on our competencies by providing the following:
• Complete, centralized security policy management.
• Immediate, up-to-date security configuration information to help
company executives and auditors make informed compliance decisions.
• Ease-to-understand, real-time status and view of an organization’s
computer policy compliance state.
• Automated and continuous monitoring, remediation, and enforcement of
all security policies.
• A library of “best practices” policies from New Boundary Technologies,
Microsoft, NSA and NIST that can quickly be deployed and implemented.
How is Policy Commander licensed?
Policy Commander is licensed
per managed computer for both workstations and servers.
Is Policy Commander an
agent-based or agent-less application?
Policy Commander is an
agent-based solution that requires the New Boundary Technologies client
be installed on each managed workstation and server. Because agentless
solutions require the use of remote procedure calls (RPC), remote
registry access, file sharing, or some combination of these, they are
inherently insecure because they rely on these insecure mechanisms.
Managing a secure environment requires an agent-based solution. By
leveraging the New Boundary Technologies client, Policy Commander can
securely configure any managed computer regardless of its physical
location, hardware or software firewalls in place, demilitarized zones,
etc. In addition, because it is agent-based, Policy Commander can
monitor and enforce security policies even when the system is not
connected to the network.
What does Policy Commander
do that I can not already do with MS Group Policy?
Policy Commander allows
administrators to target specific computers or groups of computers based
on their role, operating system and security level, while Group Policy
is much less granular in its targeting capabilities. Group Policy
requires the managed server and workstation to be authenticated to the
network while Policy Commander can continuously monitor and enforce
policies even when systems are offline. Group Policy does not manage
complex security policies, such as those requiring conditional
assessments.
In addition, Policy Commander also:
• Provides a graphical, high-level summary view of policy compliance.
• Automates alerts and notifications in cases of non-compliance.
• Delivers continuous security policy enforcement.
• Provides intuitive reports on computer and policy compliance status.
What software (and what
versions of software) do I need to run Policy Commander?
The Policy Commander
installation can be divided into component installations:
• You have the option of installing the Web Server and Communications
Server on a single machine, or on separate machines.
• The Web Server, Communications Server and Client Computers require
Windows 2000 or higher.
• The Web Server must be an IIS server and have the .NET 2.0 Framework
installed. (Supplied)
• The Database Server requires Microsoft SQL 2005 Express (Supplied), or
Full SQL 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SP3 or higher.
What operating systems does
Policy Commander support?
Policy Commander supports Windows 2000,
Windows Server 2003, Windows 2008 32 and 64Bit ,Windows XP 32 and 64Bit.
Windows Vista 32 and 64Bit, Windows 7
32 and 64 Bit.
